There's a template for exporting data to simple generic arrays that is easy to work with at the following site. http://ksolek.fm.interiowo.pl/Blender/
You may also want to check out #blendercoders and #blenderpython on irc.freenode.net On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 12:48 PM, Christopher Barry < [email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:02:54 +1000 > Glen Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I'm currently doing my PhD in plasmonics at UTS, we often need to > >create code to create and manipulate complex 3D structure to feed into > >other modeling software. This is a problem that is difficult due to > >the lack of good libraries for manipulating a 3D environment. > > > >In our code we use python + scientific libraries: numpy, scipy, > >matplotlib > > > >I have also done 3d modeling as a hobby and use blender for this, I > >understand from the blender manual that the object mapliculation > >functions are exposed to the blender API such that any operations I > >perform in the GUI could be performed by a python script thats run by > >blender. > > > >What I'm interested in doing is compiling the blender API as a python > >extension module that we could import in to python allowing the use of > >blender function when creating 3D structure, and importing/exporting of > >common 3D formats. > > > >In this regard I have several questions. > > > >1) Is this possible with out modifying the source code? > >2) Are there any project that all ready expose blender API in such a > >way 3) What sort of integration with numpy arrays/buffer interface is > >possible a) Get Array of faces/vertices suitable for use with > >matplotlib 3D plotting. b) Apply operation of numpy array to find > >return Boolean map of enclosed points > >4) Am I able to get assistance from the Blender Development Team in > >Exposing this API > >5) Is it possible to support both python 2.7 and 3.x > > > >I believe if such extenstion module was published as part of the > >blender project it would find wide usage in scientific applications, > >and hope you can assist me in this task. > > > >Thank You. > > > >Glen Fletcher > > > Are you familiar with PythonOCC[1] / OpenCascade[2]? > > [1] http://www.pythonocc.org/ > [2] http://www.opencascade.org/getocc/download/loadocc/ > > -- > Regards, > Christopher Barry > > Random geeky fortune: > Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value. > -- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, > Ecole Superieure de Guerre > _______________________________________________ > Bf-python mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-python >
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